Pedestrian struck and killed crossing Route 83 in Round Lake Beach

First responders pick up items left on the roadway after a Round Lake Beach man walking his bicycle across Route 83 at Monaville Road was struck and killed by a vehicle on Oct. 22, 2018. (Joe Shuman / News-Sun)

A 67-year-old Round Lake Beach man died after he was struck by a vehicle while trying to cross Route 83 near Monaville Road Monday night while walking a bicycle and carrying groceries.

The victim, who was not immediately identified by authorities on Tuesday, was found by Round Lake Beach police officers as unresponsive in the roadway, according to Deputy Chief Michael Scott.

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The man was transported to Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville, where he was pronounced dead, Scott said.

According to Scott, the man was crossing Route 83 from the west side and was heading east just before 7 p.m. when he was struck by a 2008 Ford Taurus driven by a 26-year-old woman from Lindenhurst who was traveling southbound on Route 83.

Round Lake Fire Department on the scene of a bicyclist struck while crossing Route 83 from west to east on Monday night. Oct. 22. (Joe Shuman / News-Sun)

After he was struck, debris ended up in the northbound lane, and a 27-year-old woman from Wheeling driving an Infinity struck some of that debris and stopped, Scott said.

“We do not have any evidence that he was struck more than once,” Scott said on Tuesday. He also could not say whether the victim had been grocery shopping at the nearby Walmart.

The Lake County Major Crash Assistance Team was called to the scene to investigate the crash. Scott said it is standard protocol for a fatal accident or one with critical injuries.

Scattered food is seen on the ground as officials investigate a fatal crash Monday night at Route 83 and Monaville Road where a man walking his bicycle and carrying groceries was struck by a car. (Joe Shuman / News-Sun)

An autopsy was being performed Tuesday, and Scott said the name of the victim would probably be released on Wednesday.